English noun: musical scale | |||
| 1. | musical scale (communication) (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave) | ||
| Synonyms | scale | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | musical notation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | chromatic scale, diatonic scale, gamut, gapped scale | ||
| Member holonym | musical note, note, tone | ||
| Domain category | music | ||